Saturday, October 19, 2013

Another thought from the Christian Thinker

Yes I know you are tired of me writing on the subject of textual criticism. But when you see something wrong, do you just close your eyes and mind and pretend it will go away? No! When something is wrong you speak up and tell the truth. This brings me to the reason I'm writing this today. In my favorite on line book store, I found a gem of a book called,"The New Testament In The Original Greek" by Maurice A. Robinson and Wiliam G. Pierpont. What makes the book special is its non-bias toward any particular Greek manuscript. Just and essay in the Appendix stating why the Byzantine textform was perhaps the best representative of the autographs. There was no slandering of one text over another, just a clear reason as to why the Byzantine textform represents the original autographs better than all the other textforms. In very clear and unbiased terminology. The main portion of the book was the New Testament Byzantine text in clear Greek fonts and all punctuations,very clear and easy to read. Has the variants in notes at bottom of page, making no detraction while reading the text. It is in a beautiful hardcover at a very affordable price. It is a real find and a real gem. Refreshing not to be constantly being told that the oldest and best manuscript says this or doesn't have that word or verse. You can get your copy at www.jesuslovesyouchristianbooks.com